Er circuleert heel wat informatie momenteel die gaat over ‘het coronavirus’, ook wel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) genoemd. Helaas is er ook veel foutieve en tegenstrijdige informatie die wordt gedeeld – informatie die ik persoonljik zelf niet altijd kan verifieren. De bedoeling van deze blogpost is om 1 website verder uit te lichten die wél correcte […]
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Buying “Best Beer in the World” Westvleteren at the Abbey: My experience
Introduction Imagine you can have access to the best beer in the world. According to RateBeer, the Westvleren beer has an overall rating of 99 out of 100. This Belgian beer is made by Trappist monks in a small place called Vleteren. Ever wondered how it works to get your hands on a beer that […]
Increase productivity by inverting your day: method to work smarter
Introduction Often, we have plenty of things or our agenda to work on during a business day. This can range from networking drinks, to important meetings, workshops, one-on-one meetings with your manager, … and in the meantime, work should be done as well of course. However, from my own personal experience, I noticed that these […]
Experiences and tips: Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) Assessement
As a digital management trainee at ORMIT, I work on digital projects at BNP Paribas Fortis, Belgium’s biggest bank. This bank realises the world is changing fast and the digital revolution is a fact. As such, BNP Paribas Fortis uses the scrum framework instead of waterfall in order to quickly develop new applications. While I […]
A Traineeship is not an Internship
As a digital trainee at ORMIT, I’m often being confused with an intern. I’m not an intern, however: I’m a trainee. So what is the difference between these two? A Traineeship is not an Internship was last modified: April 9th, 2016 by Thomas
My (dumb and) smartphone history
I thought it would be fun to think back and list all of the smartphones I had in the past. Well… my first mobile phones can rather be categorised as ‘dumb’ phones (officially, they are called feature phones). Smartphones are part of everyday life now for most of us now and that’s largely due to […]
Personal one-month challenge: reading a book per week
Most people set goals for a new year and… that’s it. It is just a resolution but reaching their goal seems optional. I like setting goals, but I also like to reach these goals. I was inspired by Mark Zuckerberg, who challenged himself to read a book every week of 2015. I’m excited for my […]
Gelukkige nieuwjaar! Mijn website in cijfers
Nu 2014 achter de rug is, blik ik terug op het afgelopen jaar. En daar horen natuurlijk de nodige data en grafiekjes bij! Gelukkige nieuwjaar! Mijn website in cijfers was last modified: July 4th, 2015 by Thomas
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers — and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling. TEDTalks […]
Wereldbevolking: opmerkelijke kaart
Toch een opmerkelijke kaart die ik onlangs tegenkwam. In de cirkel zie je uiteraard de landen zoals India, China en Japan: allen landen met grote aantal inwoners. Toch is het ook opmerkelijk dat er grote stukken oceaan in de cirkel vallen. Even rekenen: Wereldbevolking: opmerkelijke kaart was last modified: July 4th, 2015 by Thomas